The Jarvis Family and Other Relatives

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Johann Peter and Eva Elisabetha settled initially at Heidelberg PA, and arrived with their family in NC on June 6, 1767 [Records of the Moravians in NC 1:359]. They were among the founding members of Friedberg Moravian Church. The surname later becomes Foltz. Other spellings, e.g. Folts and Fults, are also seen.

*Records of the Moravians in NC 1:361, November 9, 1767, "Yesterday Andreas Volz, Joseph Holder, Stauber and their families arrived from PA." This is probably an incorrect transcription of the original German, and must refer to Andreas VOLCK (1722-1790), who is known from other records to have moved to NC with his nephew Joseph Holder in 1767. Andreas VOLZ presumably had arrived in NC with his parents and siblings in June of the same year.

Johann Peter's will suggests that Eva Elisabeth was called Elisabeth, and that Eva Catharina was called Eva. Matthew Nading's will names his wife as Eva Catharina.

In 1790 John Folts has 4 females in his household, but no males except himself. This suggests that the baby baptized in 1780 may have died young. In 1800 there are one male under 10 (George) and two females 10-16 (Anna Maria and Anna Catharina). Anna Catharina's will names her brother George Foltz and sister Anna Maria Waggeman, also two cousins Anna and Elizabeth Foltz.

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Moravian records and census records suggest that the following women were sisters. Anna (Rosina) and Elisabeth are probably the cousins mentioned in the will of Anna Catharina Foltz, cited above, so their father is probably another son of Johann Peter Foltz and Eva Elisabeth Jack. Can anyone tell us which one he was? We suspect Friedrich, but need more evidence.